The request was turned down after the ministry forwarded the request to the Indian mission embassy in the country.

Joseph had sought the permission to visit Kuwait after the first batch of Keralites was deported to India earlier this month.

"The embassy made it clear that my visit would not be of any help since the Kuwaiti administration would entertain only national-level delegations. I can go and only visit Keralites there and understand their sufferings. At the most, I can talk to the Indian ambassador and this would not serve any purpose," Joseph told TOI.

Separately, chief minister Oommen Chandy described the situation in Kuwait as serious.

"Even those with valid visas are being deported to India. We have written to the prime minister and have requested that a central team be immediately send to Kuwait," said Chandy.

Union overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi and minister of state for external affairs E Ahamad have spoken to the Kuwaiti ambassador to India, and expressed India's concerns over the deportation.

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